Patna High Court
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Patna High Court CWJC No.5233 of 2013 (3) dt.29-04-2013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5233 of 2013 ====================================================== 1. Navin Kumar Singh S/O Mohan Singh Resident Of Village- Bakhtauli, P.S- Basantpur, District- Siwan. 2. Mahesh Prasad Yadav S/O Tuntun Prasad Yadav Resident Of Village- Bisunpur, P.S- Mashrak, District- Siwan. 3. Munendra Kumar S/O Shankar Prasad Singh Resident Of Village- Nawada, P.S- Mashrak, District- Siwan 4. Mukesh Kumar S/O Ram Khelawan Ram Resident Of Village- Kurkuri, P.S- Garhani, District- Bhojpur. 5. Krishna Kumar Singh S/O Kameshwar Singh Resident Of Village- Kohkar, P.S- Kochas, District- Rohtas. 6. Satbir Kumar S/O Gangadhar Singh Resident Of Village- Tarari, P.S- Tarari,District- Bhojpur. 7. Shiv Chand Chaudhary S/O Sri Chandrama Chaudhary Resident Of Village- Balha Ali Mardampr, P.S- Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan. 8. Rajesh Kumar Singh S/O Sri Bharat Singh Resident Of Village- Sarahari, P.S- Bhagwanpur, Hat, District- Siwan 9. Sawali Sharma S/O Shiv Gyan Sharma Resident Of Village- Suhpur, P.S- Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan. 10. Faiz Ahmad S/O Md. Vaish Resident Of Village- Bharwania, P.S- Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan. 11. Satyendra Manjhi S/O Banwari Manjhi Resident Of Village- Suhpur, P.S- Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan. 12. Awadhesh Kumar Ram S/O Siddhu Ram Resident Of Village- Tarwar, P.S- Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan. 13. Bablu Kumar S/O Mohan Thakur Resident Of Village- Tarwar, P.S- Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan. 14. Dhananjay Singh S/O Kailash Singh Resident Of Village- Sarhari, P.S- Bhagwanpur Hat, District- Siwan. 15. Sudhir Kumar Singh S/O Late Ranjit Singh Resident Of Village- Rajpur Jaunapur, P.S- Patori, District- Samastipur. 16. Rahul Kumar Prasant S/O Ganesh Prasad Singh Resident Of Village- Rajpur Jaunapur, P.S- Patori, District- Samastipur. 17. Sonadhari Singh S/O Din Dayal Yadav Resident Of Village- East Denha, P.S- Udwantnagar, District- Bhojpur. 18. Veena Kumari D/O Sri Ramadhar Singh Resident Of Village- Chhitauli Kala, P.S- Goria Kothi, District- Siwan. 19. Om Prakash S/O Sri Ambika Manjhi Resident Of Village- Serukaham, P.S- Mashrak, District- Saran. 20. Rajesh Kumar Yadav S/O Dhanpat Yadav Resident Of Village- Puraina, P.S- M.H. Nagar, Hasanpura, District- Siwan. 21. Brij Bhushan Singh S/O Late Ram Sarikhan Singh Resident Of Village- Chhitauli Kala, P.S- Goria Kothi, District- Siwan. 22. Pramod Kumar Prasad S/O Sri Ramayan Prasad Resident Of Village- Laheji Tola, Mathiya, P.S- M.H.Nagar, Hasanpura, District- Siwan 23. Sunil Mishra S/O Bairister Mishra Resident Of Village- Chainpur Chamaria, P.S- Mashrak, District- Saran. 24. Vishal Kumar Sagar S/O Parmeshwar Singh Resident Of Village- Aalapur, P.S- Pachrukhi, District- Siwan. 25. Dinesh Pathak S/O Ramji Pathak Resident Of Village- Chainpur Patna High Court CWJC No.5233 of 2013 (3) dt.29-04-2013 Chamaria, P.S- Mashrak,District- Saran. .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through The Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director General Of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chairman, Central Recruitment Board- Cum- Additional Inspector General, S.C.R.B. Bihar, Patna. 4. The Deputy Inspector General Of Police, Saran Division, Police Selection Committee Through The Superintendent Of Police, Patna. 5. The Deputy Inspector General Of Police, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 6. The Deputy Inspector General Of Police, Shahabad, Division At Ara. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : M/s. Radha Krishna Singh, Gajendra Kumar Singh, Vandana Singh, Sanjay Kumar, Advocates
Legal Reasoning
directions given by this Court in the case of Ajay Kumar (supra) will be at liberty to file his representation to the Chairman of the respective Recruitment Board within a Patna High Court CWJC No.5233 of 2013 (3) dt.29-04-2013 period of one month from the date of issuance of the notification of the concerned Recruitment Board giving full details of his claim for such appointment and those representations will be disposed of by a speaking order by the Chairman of the respective Recruitment Board within a period of three months from the date of receipt of such representation. (iv) Such consideration by the Chairman of the Recruitment Board will be however confined only to fresh appointment to be made on those 507 posts in terms of the direction given by the Division Bench in the case of Ajay Kumar (supra). In other words, the earlier appointment made prior to 28.6.2011, the date on which Division Bench of this Court had issued directions in the case of Ajay Kumar (supra), on the basis of advertisement Nos. 1/2004, 2/2004 and 3/2004 as well as Advertisement Nos. 1/2009 and 2/2009 in respective districts/ Battalions shall not be reopened. (v) The exercise of filling up of remaining of 507 posts of constables, out of which 348 appointments have already been made, must be completed strictly on merit within a period of six months from today and thereafter any of the 507 vacancies which could not be filled up on account of non-availability of the candidates of the respective category will be filled up only on the basis of a fresh advertisement. Ranjan/- (Mihir Kumar Jha, J)
Arguments
For the State : Mr. P.K.Mishra, G.P.22 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MIHIR KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 3 29-04-2013 Heard learned counsel for the parties, who have submitted that this case is squarely covered by the reasoned order passed today in the leading case being C.W.J.C. No. 126 of 2013. 2. Thus in view of the order passed today in C.W.J.C NO. 126 of 2013 having an identical prayer this writ application is also disposed of with the same observations and directions namely:- (i) The prayer of the petitioner for being appointed on the post of constable on the basis of process of selection undertaken in terms of advertisement no. 1/2004, 2/2004 and 3/2004 has to be considered only against 507 post of Constable as identified by the respondents in their supplementary counter affidavit Patna High Court CWJC No.5233 of 2013 (3) dt.29-04-2013 inasmuch as now only 507 posts alone shall be filled up on the basis of Advertisement Nos. 1/2004, 2/2004 and 3/2004 by the respective Recruitment Board from amongst the candidates who had appeared in such selection and were also declared eligible and successful in all respect. (ii) Each Recruitment Board will notify the breakup number of 507 vacancies already filled up or sought to be filled up and the cut-off marks of the respective category on which the appointments have been or will be made pursuant to the directions of the Division Bench in the case of Ajay Kumar (supra). This exercise must be completed by Chairman of Respective Recruitment Board within a period of one month from the date of receipt of this order. (iii) Any of the applicant who had participated in the selection process of Advertisement no. 1/2004, 2/2004 and 3/2004 and had been declared eligible and successful, on finding himself to be eligible on the basis of marks secured by him earlier pursuant to the earlier selection made in terms of those Advertisement Nos. 1/2004, 2/2004 and 3/2004 and also discovered from the aforesaid notification of the respective Recruitment Board that anyone in his/her category having either the same marks or less than him or her has been appointed against 348 posts after 28.6.2011 in terms of the